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Federal highway reauthorization, federal funds and uncertainty loom for Vermont transportation budget
Summary
Federal policy director for the Agency of Transportation briefed the committee on the federal five-year reauthorization process, the Highway Trust Fund’s role in Vermont budgets, and uncertainty from recent federal actions that could affect competitive grants and general fund supplements.
A federal overview to the House Transportation Committee on Jan. 24 described how federal reauthorization and recent federal decisions could materially affect Vermont’s transportation budget, which currently relies on federal sources for about 55% of transportation spending.
Costa Patez, who identified himself as the federal policy director at the Agency of Transportation, told the committee, “Trans federal transportation funds generally account for over half our state transportation budget. Right now it's 55%.” He said federal grants and formula apportionments vary by mode and program and the federal process is starting now for a multiyear reauthorization.
Patez walked members through the federal…
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